Special Audition Requirements for Admission to the Dance Program

If you are interested in becoming a Dance major, you must first apply and be accepted to Southern Utah University. Applications for admission to SUU are available through the Admissions Office. 

The Dance department is committed to your success and therefore, admits students who are qualified to complete programs of study. Transfer students who have completed an Associate Degree, must place at an intermediate technique level or above in order to complete their Bachelor Degree within a minimum two-year timeline. 

The audition includes a four-hour review process with check-in and warm-up at 9 am. The entire faculty will evaluate each potential student. The evaluation includes:

  • two group technique classes (ballet and modern dance)
  • a one-minute solo (Virtual auditions only. Choreographed by the student applicant in the style chosen by the student)
  • jazz progressions and a combination
  • an interview with the dance faculty

If you live outside the state or region, or are unable to attend the scheduled dates, you may contact the department for options that follow criteria established by the dance program. No student may register for major level courses without a placement audition.

Students seeking teaching licensure, must 1) submit an application and be approved by the dance faculty, 2) choose a teaching minor, 3) be admitted to the Teacher Education Program at the end of their sophomore year.

Please contact Ann Oberhelman if you have questions.

You will also need to register as a Theatre Arts or Dance major with Stephen Wagner or Steven Swift, the Academic Advisors for the College of Performing & Visual Arts. They serve as the General Education Advisors for all students in the College of Performing and Visual Arts. Once you have registered as a major you will be assigned a Department Faculty Advisor as well. Students meet with both advisors at least once a semester to track and plan individual student's progress.